India plans to hold FTA talks with UK, EU, Canada

India plans to hold bilateral free trade talks with the United Kingdom, the European Union and Canada and discuss bilateral trade issues with the Russian delegation on the sidelines of a G20 meeting next week, a top trade official said on Friday.
19 August 2023

India imposes 40% duty on onion exports

India today announced the imposition of 40 percent duty on the export of onions till December 31, in a move to tame escalating prices in the domestic market
19 August 2023

Why is China not rushing to fix its ailing economy?

With China at risk of tipping into prolonged stagnation and a spiralling property crisis threatening financial stability, there is growing unease over why its leaders are not rushing to revive the world’s second-largest economy.
17 August 2023

Jittery rouble steadies

The Russian rouble strengthened to 93 against the dollar on Thursday, in a volatile week filled with speculation over how the authorities might stabilise the currency after a 350-basis-point rate hike appeared to have only a limited effect.
17 August 2023

Accelerating US economy sideswipes markets

Far from the recession forecasts of earlier this year, US economic growth may actually be accelerating in the second half of 2023 - upending bond and stock markets scrambling to reprice long-term inflation and interest rate assumptions.
17 August 2023

Saudi Arabia’s oil exports fall

Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports fell for a third straight month in June to their lowest since September 2021, data from the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) showed on Wednesday, with big Asian buyers favouring cheaper Russian oil.
17 August 2023

India may import wheat from Russia at discount

India is in talks with Russia to import wheat at a discount to surging global prices in a rare move to boost supplies and curb food inflation ahead of state and national elections next year, according to four sources.
17 August 2023

How bad is China’s property crisis?

The debt crisis at Country Garden, China’s largest property developer before this year and once considered a financially sound company, has triggered fresh contagion fears just two years after China Evergrande Group defaulted.
17 August 2023

Gold price below Tk 1 lakh again

A bhori of gold will cost Tk 99,027 from tomorrow
17 August 2023

China's state banks seen selling dollars for yuan in London and New York hours

China's major state-owned banks were seen busy selling US dollars to buy yuan in both onshore and offshore spot foreign exchange markets this week, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, in an attempt to slow the yuan's depreciation.
17 August 2023

Oil prices wobble on worries over China economy, US rate path

Oil prices were choppy on Thursday after falling over the past three sessions, with the undertone grim on worries that slowing growth in China and possible further US interest rate hikes will weaken fuel demand in the world's two biggest economies.
17 August 2023

India makes oil payment to UAE in rupee

India and the United Arab Emirates have started settling bilateral trade in their local currencies with India’s top refiner making payment in rupees for purchase of a million barrels of oil from the Middle Eastern nation, the Indian government said on Monday.
16 August 2023

Sri Lanka scraps $3.85b foreign-funded oil refinery

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka announced on Tuesday it was scrapping a $3.85 billion deal to build an oil refinery that was set to become the island’s largest foreign investment.
16 August 2023

Russia tests digital rouble to bypass sanctions

Russia began testing its new digital rouble with consumers on Tuesday, in the hope blockchain technology will help it evade sanctions and tighten control over its citizens.
16 August 2023

Dutch economy enters recession

The Dutch economy has entered a recession as it shrank 0.3 percent on a quarterly basis in the second quarter, a first estimate published by Statistics Netherlands on Wednesday showed.
16 August 2023

UK annual inflation drops to 15-month low

Britain’s annual inflation rate dropped sharply in July to a 15-month low, official data revealed Wednesday, off the back of lower energy prices and in line with economists’ expectations.
16 August 2023

Vietnam targets US electric car market

Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast has made its debut on the Nasdaq, and its shares soared to push its stock market valuation past Ford and General Motors on its opening day of trading.
16 August 2023

Sri Lanka lifts import ban on buses, trucks

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka partially lifted a ban on vehicle imports on Tuesday by allowing buses and trucks back into the island after more than three years.
16 August 2023

US retail sales bounce with online spending boost

US consumer spending rose more than anticipated in July, according to government data released Tuesday, boosted by online spending in a show of resilience even as the economy cools.
16 August 2023

Indian economy to grow by average 6.7% to 2031: S&P

S&P Global has projected the Indian economy to grow by an average annual rate of 6.7 percent to March 2031, driven by manufacturing and services exports and consumer demand, despite short-term challenges from rate hikes and a global slowdown.
16 August 2023